As more information becomes available for analysis by business organizations, information workers must find ways to present it in a concise and easy to understand manner. One way to do this is to is to utilize the powerful charting functionality in Excel. This session shows participants chart creation basics and then explores some of the more complex capabilities of the Excel charting engine. If you regularly work with Excel and would find it beneficial to create charts to display information, t

Accounting and other business professionals that work in Excel who want to utilize the power of the Excel Charting Engine.

Registration

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$94

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Course Description

As more information becomes available for analysis by business organizations, information workers must find ways to present it in a concise and easy to understand manner. One way to do this is to is to utilize the powerful charting functionality in Excel. This session shows participants chart creation basics and then explores some of the more complex capabilities of the Excel charting engine. If you regularly work with Excel and would find it beneficial to create charts to display information, this session is for you!

Objectives

List the elements of a chart created in Excel. Some of these include Data Points, Data Series, the Value Axis, the Category Axis and the Plot Area.

Know the types of charts available in Excel and which type works best for specific kinds of data.

Create charts and then hone them to make the information they present more useful. This includes adding interactive elements to charts